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Label-free detection becomes crystal clear

Liquid crystalline platforms offer fast, simple and inexpensive detection of incoming analytes on two-dimensional fluid biomembrane mimics.

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Figure 1: Molecular interactions at a phospholipid coated surface on a liquid crystal.

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Cremer, P. Label-free detection becomes crystal clear. Nat Biotechnol 22, 172–173 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1038/nbt0204-172

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